Capernaum
2018 · Movie · 126 min · ★ 8.1
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.
Also known as Capharnaum · Chaos · Capharnaüm
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-20
- Language
- AR
- Runtime
- 126 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (1,979 votes)
Themes
- child abuse
- slum
- refugee
- neglect
- child bride
- lawsuit
- undocumented immigrant
- poverty
- life in the slums
- slum dwellers
Awards & recognition
- Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 2019
- IFFR audience award · 2019
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Zain Al Rafeea
as Zain
Yordanos Shifera
as Rahil
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
as Yonas
Kawsar Al Haddad
as Souad
Fadi Kamel Yousef
as Selim
Cedra Izzam
as Sahar
Alaa Chouchnieh
as Aspro
- EK
Elias Khoury
as The Judge
Nadine Labaki
as Nadine
- NH
Nour el Husseini
as Assaad
Directed by Nadine Labaki